Why warlocks are awesome

However, as pointed out, that only flies if the abilities are not weakend such that the unlimited uses is counterbalanced, which for warlocks it is. They are a bit underpowered but can become really useful with the right optimization. I wanna be the very best.

I see 'em as a bit weak, generally I'd say make them get a new invocation at each level and they're balanced and fun. That's what my DMs say, too, so it's fine. They aren't overpowered, they're consistant!

And fun. Thank you everyone for confirming my suspicions. As an addendum, my two current DMs I'm gonna miss this when I graduate college are the only two I've played under who allow Warlocks, and one of them even said, as Starbuck II pointed out, "it's really more of an archer who doesn't need a bow. Any thoughts on if there's any correlation between dislike of warlocks and overbearing munchkinism?

Edit to take into account posts posted while I was initially writing this: The group I would be playing a Warlock in if, heaven forbid, my Archivist died or became unplayable , consists currently of a Goliath Fighter, a dagger-spamming Rogue who is kinda Munchkiny, a Human Warmage who has excessive blastyness covered, and an INT-rogue.

Last edited by Brauron; at PM. Remember, a blast invocation is usually a standard action, so that's one a round. Curiously, on further reflection, the most fervent Munchkins I know IRL are the ones who are most adamantly against Warlocks. The "overpowered" notion comes from the idea that the warlock is a 'caster' its not that can cast magic all day long.

But the warlock isn't a spellcaster--it's an invocationist. And as such, it has a different set of powers--invocations--available to it. The warlock would be broken if it managed to get its hands on some of the things that make the wizard broken, but then again, if the fighter could stop time, he'd be broken too.

Long story short, the concept of the broken warlock stems from people who are too busy or too idiotic to read through the class' powers and actually take a look at what it does. Last edited by JaxGaret; at PM. You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. View Profile View Forum Posts. I think that part of the problem is that it's possible to play a decent warlock without a lot of effort.

I mean, yes, anyone who has ever read Logic Ninja's guide to wizards knows that you shouldn't bother with evocations, but in general it's what most people do by default. A warlock can be played fairly strong, even by a mostly incompetent player. Sponsored Links. In this article: featured , guide , how-to-play-wow , new-to-world-of-warcraft , noob-guide , rookie-guide , warlock , warlock-minions , warlock-pets , world-of-warcraft-guide , world-of-warcraft-help , world-of-warcraft-noobs , world-of-warcraft-rookies , wow-class-guide , wow-getting-started-guide , wow-guide , wow-help , wow-noob-guide , wow-noobs , wow-to-play-world-of-warcraft , wow-warlock , wow-warlock-guide , wow-warlock-minions , wow-warlock-pets.

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. I do great large pull damage, really good CC, I can SS a tank or healer on the fly when the chips look to be going down and my demons bring more utility.

For me? Warlock gives you lots of options. I only played warlock back in BFA, and with Syphon life alone, I could kill 3-player elites quite easily. Pet is always a nice addition. Warlock or mage? Which do you find more fun and why? Community General Discussion. I love both, but Warlocks have a far easier time soloing things thus slightly more fun. Personally, I like my mage more than warlock. Wish I could tell you why. Played both. My lock is still with me, my mage is… still in pandaria.

This means that while the fighter is regaining his second wind and action surge, the monk gets her ki points, the cleric and paladin regain their channel divinity, you are regaining your spells! No other class in the core book gets to regains spells after a short rest. While they may seem weak in the spell department, they hold their own. You are commenting using your WordPress.

You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading Warlocks have a lot of inherent synergies depending on the pact and invocations you take. The incantations are versatile and relevant -devil sight is huge.